Workshop Practice Series

"Book 1 Hardening, Tempering & Heat Treatment (WPS)"

" Tubal Cain: In this invaluable book Tubal Caine takes beyond the superficial or the simply practical with explanations of the composition of steel,its additives,and th...

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Book 2 Vertical Milling in the Home Workshop (WPS)

Arnold Throp: This third, revised edition includes descriptions of many of the very wide range of operations possible with photographed examples, plus information...

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Book 3 Screwcutting In The Lathe (WPS)

Author: Martin Cleeve This book covers the use of a lathe for all forms of screwcutting in all thread forms, imperial and metric. This book is not only an invaluable treat...

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Book 4 Foundrywork For The Amateur (WPS)

Terry Aspin: This book is regarded as the perfect introduction to casting work in common metals. This new edition, brings everything right up to date.Not only has the text...

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Book 5 Milling Operations In The Lathe (WPS)

Tubal Cain: Tubal Cain needs no introduction to Model Engineer readers, This book is a thorough and practical discourse on how to use the lathe for all types of milling...

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Book 6 Measuring & Marking Metals (WPS)

Ivan Law: Although much of model engineering is a matter of marking one part to fit another and thus may obviate the need for the sophisticated means of measuring often...

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Book 7 The Art of Welding (WPS)

W.A. Vause: Welding, by oxy-acetylene or electirc arc,is a skill in incresaing demand and one which the basics can be learned without great difficulty.This book sets...

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Book 8 Sheet Metal Work (WPS)

R.E. Wakeford: Whether folding a chassis for a piece of equipment,beating or spinning a curved shape, drilling or punching holes or repairing a tank or car panel, the h...

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Book 9 Soldering and Brazing (WPS)

Tubal Cain: Joining metal by one form or another of soft and hard soldering, or brazing with various alloys, are run-of-the-mill jobs in model and light engineering worksh...

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Book 10 Saws & Sawing (WPS)

Ian Bradley: In this book Ian Bradley provides a detailed guidance on the use of all types of saw, hand and machine, their use, maintenance and useful tables relatin...

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Book 11 Electroplating (WPS)

J.Poyner: Valuable to model engineers and small workshops wishing to plate with any of the customary metals using simple equipment. 210x148mm 64 pages Illustrated...

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"Book 12 Drills, Taps and Dies (WPS)"

Tubal Cain: In this book, Tubal Cain discusses drills and drilled holes and threading with taps and dies, primarily by hand. Imperial and metric sizes plus conversions ...

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Book 13 Workshop Drawing (WPS)

Tubal Caine: The long-awaited book of Tubal Cain’s comprehensive, classic guide to making the reading technical workshop drawings, featuring classic text with comple...

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Book 14 Making Small Workshop Tools (WPS)

Stan Bray: Making simple but useful adjuncts to the tool kit for bench and lathe use, taking no more than 3 to 4 hours to build or involving special materials, yet each ab...

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Book 15 Workholding In The Lathe (WPS)

Tubal Cain: In this book Tubal Cain discusses all the practical aspects of the subject, with many photographs to illustrate specific points.A very useful book. 210...

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Book 16 Electric Motors / Second Edition (WPS)

Jim Cox: Since this book was first published in 1988, the book has been reprinted 10 times in 15 years. The new edition includes all the latest developments in motor desig...

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Book 17 Gears and Gear Cutting (WPS)

Ivan Law: Explanations and reasons for all conventional types of gears are clearly set out in this book together with useful tables and machinery techniques to form ...

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Book 18 Basic Benchwork (WPS)

Les Oldridge: This book in the series details normal bench practice suitable for engineering apprentices. By avoiding broken tools and spoiled work, this book will save it...

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Book 19 Spring Design and Manufacture (WPS)

Tubal Cain: Every type of spring and all the necessary calculations are clearly explained as well as materials and methods.Another great book by Tubal Cain. 210x148mm...

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Book 20 Metalwork and Machining Hints and Tips (WPS)

Ian Bradley: A workshop information book combining useful advice and instruction for beginners, with explanations of tools and techniques often familiar in name, but not a...

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Book 21 Adhesives and Sealants (WPS)

David Lammas: David Lammas covers traditional adhesives, their advantages and shortcomings as well as synthetic products. 210x148mm 144 pages Illustr...

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Book 22 Workshop Electrics (WPS)

Alex Weiss: This book deals with electricity in the garage or home workshop and includes everything from fitting a 13 Amp plug to wiring up a new workshop building. Starti...

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Book 23 Workshop Construction (WPS)

Jim Forrest & Peter Jennings: A complete work on the construction methods used, this book contains the details for building the floor assembly, walls and roof and cove...

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Book 24 Electric Motors in the Home Workshop (WPS)

Jim Cox: Detailed advice is given on how to identify and make good use of discarded and surplus motors from both domestic and industrial sources and also how to operate th...

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Book 25 The Backyard Foundry (WPS)

Terry Aspin: This book covers basic principles, materials and techniques, pattern-making, moulding boxes, cores and core boxes, metals, electric, gas and coke ...

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Book 26 Home Workshop Hints & Tips (WPS)

Edited by Vic Smeed: A selection of useful hints and tips culled from a wide time-scale of the Model Engineer magazine as relevant today as when they were first printed. I...

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Book 27 Spindles (WPS)

Harprit Sandhu: Spindles describes the design construction and use of a variety of spindles that will be of interest to the amateur engineer. Milling, grinding and drillin...

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Book 28 Simple Workshop Devices (WPS)

Tubal Cain: Tubal Cain, who has enjoyed more than 60 years experience in designing and building engines and machines (in both full size and model) shares his experiences o...

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Book 29 CAD for Model Engineers (WPS)

D.A.G. Brown: Derek Brown shows how by taking one step at a time the computer can soon be turned into a versatile drawing tool with many advantages over traditional drawin...

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Book 30 Workshop Materials (WPS)

Alex Weiss: This book describes the many and varied materials used by model engineers in their workshops such as ferrous and non-ferrous metals, hard and soft woods and a ...

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Book 31 Useful Workshop Tools (WPS)

Stan Bray: Workshop Practice series No. 31. A collection of fifteen invaluable additions to model engineer’s armoury of tools and equipment from the former editor of...

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Book 32 Unimat III Lathe Accessories (WPS)

Bob Loader: Workshop Practice Series No. 32. An acknowledged authority on the popular Unimat mini-lathe has developed numerous accessories and techniques to assist the mod...

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Book 33 Making Clocks (WPS)

Stan Bray: Workshop Practice Series No. 33. An introduction to the fascinating world of horology for the complete beginner. This book explains the terminology of the clock...

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Book 34 Lathework: A Complete Course (WPS)

Harold Hall: A Complete Course by Harold Hall, is based upon the author’s successful series of lathe projects originally written for Model Engineers’ Worksh...

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Book 35 Milling: A Complete Course (WPS)

Harold Hall: A comprehensive introduction to the milling machine, assuming no previous experience, by one of Model Engineer’s Workshop magazine’s leading au...

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Book 36 Photo Etching (WPS)

Brian King: Photo Etching by Brian King covers the application by model engineers of photo-etching techniques to the precision production of metal parts for all aspects of...

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Book 37 Dividing (WPS)

Harold Hall: Dividing by Harold Hall explains how radial work on a metalworking lathe, such as the cutting of gear wheels or the drilling of holes on a set radius, calls f...

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Book 38 Tool Cutting & Sharpening (WPS)

Sharpening workshop tools is probably the most diverse of all workshop activities and the one that is least understood by the majority of workshop owners. This is not unreasonab...

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Book 39 Model Engineers' Workshop Projects by Harold Hall (WPS)

This collection of 18 unique projects for home workshop equipment enables the model engineer to create useful and even essential items that cannot be purchased commercially, ...

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Book 40 Bearings By Alex Weiss (WPS)

Every working model includes bearings, often a large number of them. This practical book describes the wide and diverse range of bearings found in the large variety of differ...

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Book 43 The Mini-Lathe By Dave Fenner (WPS)

The Mini-Lathe by Dave Fenner. This book is based on a series of articles that appeared in Model Engineers' Workshop magazine. This book is well written and...

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Book 42 Metalworker's Data Book (WPS)

The Book contains a comprehensive range of data which is required in the metal-working workshop, and by those designing a wide range of engineered items, tools and machines. It ...

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"Book 41 Grinding, Honing & Polishing by Stan Bray (WPS)"

Stan Bray A complete introduction to the process of grinding and polishing metals which gives specific details of the materials used to make grinding wheels, belts and pape...

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Book 44 The Metalworker's Workshop (WPS)

When Harold Hall was Editor of Model Engineer's Workshop magazine, he was surprised by just how many of his readers had no access to a workshop at home, or even at college. ...

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Book 46 Workshop Machinery (WPS)

Book 46 Workshop Machinery - The Workshop Practice Servies Making a major purchase of a lathe, a milling machine or combination lathe/mill, whether manually ...

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Book 45 Basic Lathework (WPS)

Book 45. Basic Lathework - Workshop Practice Series This book deals with all aspects of the lathe covering the selection of a machine and its construc...

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Book 47 Three-Phase Conversion (WPS)

Book 47 Three-Phase Conversion - The Workshop Practice Series A practical guide to running three-phase equipment on single-phase electricity supplies. Often,...

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Book 49 The Milling Machine by Harold Hall (WPS)

Book 49 The Milling Machine by Harold Hall ISBN:9781854862662 This book deals with the process of choosing and using a milling machine and its accessories...

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